Comprehensive Trends and Patterns of Antihypertensive Prescriptions Using a Nationwide Claims Database in Korea.

An increasing trend in CCB use was observed with increasing age from 4.9% in subjects <30 years to 19.1% in those ≥70 years.

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Finally, we did not apply a statistical trend analysis with only three years (2015–2017) due to the potential for misleading or under-powered data. 48 , 49 Although the short-term study period may be insufficient to assess the trends and changes in the patterns of antihypertensives, our study was the first to estimate the latest prescribed information among the entire population of Koreans.

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Subjects aged ≥70 showed the highest prescription rate of antihypertensives compared with those <70; however, a decreasing trend presented from 62.3% in 2015 to 54.2% in 2017.

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